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Mt. Vernon Republican (Mount Vernon, Ohio : 1854), 1858-04-20

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if" " M MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, TUESDAY MORNING, APR. 20, 1858. VOL IV. NO. 23. mm lira fftWnfff 1 '1Y.fi?ffifr III mMM i id inn it m II II A REVIVAL HYMN. The following hvmn was road at one of the New York revival meetings last week. The Tribune says it was written by a young mao who was insane on almost every snbjoct except religion, and on that he continued sane and rational until his death. ; WHAT'S THE NEWS ? Whene'er we meet you always say, What's the news ? What's the news 1 Tray that's the order of the day ? What's the news ? What's the news ? Oh, I have got good news to tell I My Saviour has dono all things well, And triumphed ovor death and hell That's the ne ws ! That's the news t The Lamb was slain on Cavalry That's the news I That's the news ! To set a world of sinners tree That's the news t That's the news I Twas there his precious blood was died, feut how he risen from the dead that's tne news J That's the news ! To heaven abovo the conqueror's gone That's the newS ! . That's the news ! He's passeel triumphant to the throne That's the news ! 1 hat's the news! And on that throne He will remain Until as judgo Ho comes again, Attonded by a dazzling train That's the news ! That's the news 1 His work's reviving all around That's the news ! That's the news 1 And many have redemption found That's the news ! -That's the news ! And sine their souls have caught the flams They shout hozannas-to His name, And all around they spread His fame That's tho news t That's the news 1 The Lord las pardoned all my sin, That's the news 1 That's the news 1 I feel th i witness now within That's the news 1 That's the news ! And since ho took my sins awy, And'taught ie how to watch and pray, I'm happy now from day today-r-That's the news 1 That's the news ! And Christ the Lord can save me now Thai's the news 1 That's the news ! Your sinTul hearts He can renew That's the news ! That's tho news ! This moment, if your sins you grieve, This moment, if you do believo, A full acquittal you'll icceive That's the-news 1 That's the news ! And then if any one should say That's the news ! That's the news ! Oh, tell them you've begun to pray !'-That's tho nows 1 That's tho news ! That you have joined the conquering band ; And now with joy at God's command, You're marching to the better land That's the news ! That's the news ! EELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. COMMLED FOR THB 'WASHISaTOH VNIOH. The Great Aicafoning of religious excitement now sweeping in a flood-tide over this nation is justly styled one of tho most remarkable movements since the reformation. From o , y hamlet and village and town ; from the forests of Maine, tho crowded city ports, the roapufactiiring towns, the new cities of the West; from villages ofthe South-wost, and even from the mines and moun-tiins of California, we have Constant reports of the profound religious feeling and interest of the people on this great subject. Travellers relate that on car3 and steamboats, in banks and markets, everywhere through the interior, this matter is an absorbing topic- Churches are crowded; bank directors' rooms bocome oratories ; school-houses rt turned into chapels; converts are numbered by thu scores of thousands, embracing all classes and conditions. Whatever may be the essential character of such a movement, it now demands, from tho extent and depth of its workings throughout the nation, a respectful treatment. The truth is, that in the various ab sorbing employments of such a life as prevails in this country, we forget what a wan really is. Wo see people sunk in business, or lost in the plots of politics, or enjoying society here and there and they seem utterlymatter-of-fact and worldly, and given op to having good time while they live, and very much forgetful of everything else. So our wholo nation appears to be foreignjtravelers. Vet it is not so at all. Th dry, sharp man 1iO meets you on change, or talks politics so .eagerty in the morning car, is very possibly fighting within .himself a struggle to which U the etitifcs of business and politics are child's play. We do mot know men each man sometime -becomes aware what it is to live. The tremondovs problems of existence sin, charity, salvation grow Ihen and press fearfully upon him, and drive out for a period .every other interest. It is almost impressive to think that over this great land tens and fifties of thousands of won and . women arc putting to themselves at this time in a simple serious way the greatest question that ever' came bofore the human mind. "What shall, we do to be saved from sin?" Calamities "have come Upon tho people and taught how unreliable more good material must be; that may be one occasional causa of thin general foelingl but the secret cause is individual ; it Is In the stirring of tho individual consciousness in men and women, however awakened, which reveals to them their weakness in the prose nee of the strong trials and at the armed temptations of life. ' - Religion Meetings are held everywhere, ia the theaters, in 4he churches, in the counting bouses, in the forests of the far West, as is ike lecture rooms of the eutera cities, and all are well attended. No doubt tho number of hopetul conversions might be reckoned by thousands, including many who havo hitherto been regarded as hopelessly abandoned. The names of a few, such as have hitherto been most notorious in tho annals of the "stage " or " ring," of necessity obtain Bomo prominence; but, as a general thing, the work proceeds quietly, and tho result will never bo fully divulged before the day of final account. This religious movement is characterized by features which give it the impress of a Divine origin, and to ascribe it to human agency is little short of blasphemy. On many former occasions, great clerical demonstrations have been made and all the exertions put forth which aro usually resorted to for tho purpose of awakening publio attention, but with as little effect as when the false prophets cried all day long, " Baal, hear us." Now, none are more astonished than tho clergy themselves when the fire is seen to descend and consumo the sacrifice. The Largest Assemblage meets daily at Jayncs's Hall, Philadelphia, where three thousand souls at once, one week day after another, at its busiest hour, bow together before God in prayer for the revival of his work. Ministers and people, men and women, of all denominations, or none all are welcome all gathor. There is no noiso or confusion. A layman conducts the meeting. Any suitable person may pray, or speak to the audience for five minutes only. If ho do not bring his prayer it remarks to a close in that time, a bell is touched and ho gives way. One or two vorses of the uiost spiritual hymns go up "like the sound of many waters," request for prayer for individuals are sometimes read, one layman or minister succeeds another, in perfect order sod quiet, and after a space which seems a few minutes, so strange, so absorbing so interesting is the scene, the leader announces that it is one o'clock, and, punctual to the moment, a minister pronounces tM benediction, and tho immense audience, slowly, quietly, in perfect order, pass from tho hall, some ministers remaining to converse, in a small room off tho platform, with any who may desire private conversation or instruction. No man there, no man, perhaps, living or dead. has ever seen anything liko it. On the day of Pentecost, Peter preached, Luther preached, and Livingston, Wesley and Whitfield, and the men of fire of the great Western Rovivs. of 1801. Great spiritual movements have been usually identified with somo eloquent voice. But no name, except tho name that is above oj-ery namo, is identified with this meeting. The movement was not even clerical. In New York tho meetings are divided in different churches; and at the principal place of assemblage thro are three meetings at once. All attempts to chango the form of the assemblage at Jayne's Hall are silently disapproved. There are not a few who say the meet, ing is too large ; that we cannot hear with perfect distinctness ; tW there might be less ccnfhswn. But the people gather together like a mighty spring flood, and our judgment is that they had better not be disturbed. As long as three thousand souls wish to meet and look into each other's faces and pray to God, lot them meet. Tho spirit who has brought them together is not a spirit of confusion. The Secular Tress has proved a powerful auxiliary to tho spread of this revival, and every paper on our extensive list of " exchanges " has something to say in its favor. Col umn after column is devoted to the record of religious experiences, and rovival intelligence is made as much " a feature " OS financial or political news. This is quite unprecedented, and shows the extended usefulness of the press of late years. Certainly never was religious propagandism so thoroughly carried out. Printed hymns, tracts, placards, everywhere roniind tho inattentive of their duties. Girls and young mon visit families by tho block, giving them tracts, urging them to re-pont, offering them free seats in tho neighboring church, and taking an inventory or spir itual census of the number and condition of tho households. Altogether the rovival may bo pronounced the most striking phenomenon of tho day. Cahs LiaiiTED nr Gas. A locomotive and six cars go out nightly over the New Jersey Rrilread to Philadelphia, lighted by gas, and the difference between the gas-lighted and tho candle-lighted gives to the former the appearance of an iliuminatod train shooting off through Jersey on some gala occasion. The gas is forced by a pump at the depot through small iron pipes into a strong vvrought-iron and brimed cylfndor, which is fixed bonoath each car and thence conveyed through a patent regulator to the interior. Tho supply in tlw cylinder is enough to feed two burners for fifteen hours, whilo the time c-f making tho trip to Philadelphia is four hours. By the action of the regulator, the force on the bnrncrs is so equalized that the flame does not yary from the moment of lighting until all the gas is consumed. The Company is arranging in its new depot a gas generator by which to manufacture its own gas.' Tbocost of the gasceosuuicd on a single is ten cents ; of spetm candles, which they have heretofore used, the cost was fifty-two cents. The time for filling the sis-cars is less than two minutes. Ikwah Massacub. We learn from Capt. Stephens, of the schooner Mary, which arrived last evening Irom Buatan Island, that on the 4th inst the city of Baccalar was surprised by Indians during the night, that about 150 of the inhabitants were made prisoners, and were held foa the purpose of extorting ransom J and this not being forthcoming, they massacred the whole number men, women and children 1 H. 0. Picayune, March 23d. Qirlf tales were.sjot listened to, there would he no tale bearers. Wrltton fur tho Evening Expositor. LON SHANNON. THE CORSAIR OB' THE HUDSON, o n DELL LINDON; THE TEN PIRATE SHOT. A TIIltlLLING TALE. OF OCEAN ADVENTURE. or w. i. haiit, Esq. AUTHOR OF "THE MHKTINO," " BBS VAIL," " Tun SAiLon uoy," ' whale fisiieuv," etc., Ambitious love or guinful trado, ' Still led them on tlioir war ; Kot to for mo my loul irui mado To look another atay. ' " 0 ho comes not ! my heart misgives me ; it is long past the hour his noble schooner was to round tho point; would to heaven I know he was safe." Thus murmured a beautiful girl just verg. ing upon sweet seventeen, as she stood upon the banks of tho Hudson, gnziffg seaward. Tho time of which we speak was more than forty years ago, when vast armies met and. convulsed the whole earth amid the dreadful roar of artillery ; when boundless plains were drenched with the blood of tho people ; when the conqueror rode grim and bloody over the bodies of the slain. When Napoleon Bonaparte sported with crowns and sceptres, as the baubles of a child, and rodo to power over the ruins of brilliant thrones, his very presence causing his enemy to melt away before him like ice before tho noonday sun. We repeat, that when those things were transpiring, and tho attention of tho world was riveted upon them, Lon Shannon, the notorious pirate chief, was perpetrating some of the most dark, atrocious, and sanguinary high sea piracies ever recorded in tho annals of buccaneer lifo. And so close did the Black Thunderer hover along our coast, that for eighteen months every richly laden craft that put to sea from the mouth of the Hudson, waj inevitably doomed to (all into the clutches of Lon Shannon. " Alas ! " again broke forth the beautiful Dell Lindon ? " Alas 1 and why is Park detained ? Something whispers to mo a sad fato has befallen him; perhaps his schooner has fallen into the hands of tho pirate, Shin non, that merciless and inhuman sea robber. 0, heaven ! forbid that such should be the case," cried tho noble girl aloud. "Ah," she continued, " how wretched should I be, did I know that my affianced husband wore in the halids of that terrible inati, whose soul is dyed with such deeds of dark revolting crime." Long did our fair heroine pace Up and down that river bank, now down to tho wat er's edge, and anon upon somo hugo rock, ga. zing down into the yawning chasm upon the sparkling waters at her feet, her mind wan dering back to the days when first she mot her gallant lover, whose homo was on the stormy sea. Again hor feelings burst forth in words " 0, Park, why is not thy schooner moored in its accustomed cavo ? and why dos't thou not como to ramblo witll me o'er these frowning rocks and hoary mountains, as of yore ? these wi!d stupendous scenes of nature afford noplcasuro for me when thou are absent 1 " Thus did the sweet Dell Lindori ramble along, talking to herself, until she had wan-far, far from her fathers mansion, and as she Was about retracing her steps, a rough hand was laid upon her shoulder. Dell turned Upon her intruder, and beheld a visage, scarred and weather-beaten. "Unhand me, villain!" exclaimed the girl. "Not so fast, my pretty craft. I have stood here some time and heard you pour forth broadsides of polite curses upon the head of Lon Shannon ; however, I shall be willing to overlook such trifles, upon certain conditions. In a word, my dear, you may consider yourself addressing that most despicable wretch, Lon Shannon, your humble servant ; " and the pirate, for it was none other, bowed with the greatest sang froid, Dell Lindon was completely staggered fora moment, but mastering her courage, she cried " Leave me, then, murderer and villain ! your very presence pollutes tho air about you. Leave me, fiend!" continued the indignant girl drawing from her bosom a gleaming dagger, or I may bo tempted to sheath this blade in your vilo heart !" " Avast, there 1 " exclaimed Lon Shannon, jumping aside, " my little duck, would you let that toothpick into my heart ? surely, my dear little angel, I did not eftpect such a reception from you ; I come to tako you off riding on the pretty sea." And continued the pirate sneeringly, " in order that you could have no objection to a trip with mo, I captured your lubber lover, Tark Wilson, and sent his schooner down to Davy Jones' locker, and now, my love, what do you say to a sail with mo, and after a while to become my wifo, ha, ha, ha." Poor Dell was actually horror struck at the pirate's words, but tho heart that beat within Dell Lindon's breast was not a chicken's heart; but like the heroic Nightingale of the pestilential hospitals of the Crimea, she was organized expressly to withstand danger in all its vicissitudes; and grasping tightly the hilt of her dagger she advanced toward the pirate and exclaimed - "Inhuman wretch I do yea indeed speak the truth, and is my worst fears confirmed ? and would y !' Dell bad not time to finish tba sentence -ere she was seized from tho rear, gagged, and hurried swiftly away toward the river. , Six hours after, a boat manned by six saal-rsrt oarsman, night late been seen silently moving down tho Hudson, under cover of night. t Lon Shannon sat in the stern sheets, and his side sat Dell Lindon, with her mouth propped open to its extremities with tho horrid gag- Just as the streaks of dawn were appearing in the oast, tho boat in question, was bore alongside the BlackJThunderor. A tfial'f which hod been riggod for the occasion, was placed over the ship's side, and lowered to the water's edge. In this our heroine was placed, after first being blindfolded, and in a moment she was hoisted upon the dock of tho Corsair, and hurried below into main cabin. Dell Lindon was consigned to a beautifully furnished stato room, and tho gag removed from her teeth. Our heroine knew by the motion of the ship thai they wero making an open sea'. In fact, she heard the orders passed to cast the anchor and get the ship under weigh. , ' As soon as tho pirate chief bad issued his orders upon deck, he bent his steps toward Dell Lindon's state room. We have before stated that this heroic girl was unlike most of her sex. She did not faintjor swoon ; on the contrary, she retained a rigid coolness far beyond ber years : and when she heard tho pirate rap upon the door of her appartment, ihe drew herself up in proud contempt and bado him enter. Lon Shannon opened tho door and was about to approach his prisoner, but sho sprung from his touch as though a venemous reptile wero about to spring upon her. " Beware monster ! " exclaimed the girl. " approach me not, lest I cleave thy felon head from thy shoulders." Tho Pirato only replied by a mocking laugh and was about to place his arm around ber waist. "Back villain," cried Dell, producing a huge cut'ass from the folds of her dress. " Should you drive mo to commit a sin, that sin may full upon your own head, and ro-momber I part with my honor only with my life. Go forth if you would over wish to win my esteem, and rend tho chains from the limbs of my affianced husband." "Well, my fiery beauty, how know you that your affianced husband, as you call him, is on board the ship at all, much more in irons ha?" " Because, thrice have I heard a groan that came from Park Wilson's lips." " And where did you get that cutlass ? " " No matter, I have it;" ",When to-morrow's sun has risen, you can behold your chicken hearted lover, till then adiou." And thus saying, Lon Shannon turned and mado his way on deck. . Sleep, was out of the question, and our fair heroine walked and sat, and sat and walked all that live long night, pondering over tho events of tho last eight and forty hours. At last the morning dawned. A hasty knock upon the door of Dell's apartment aroused her once more to a full consciousness of her situation. " Open, fair lady, thydoor this fine morning if you would exchange signals with thy gallant lover ; so you will observe, my little ty, that a pirate is sometimes poetical, as wolj as a pretty maid ; but get yourself under weigh and I will escort you on deck to see your old lover." When Dell Lindon reached the deck sho was constrained to behold a sight that caused the very blood to curdlo in her veins. Lashed to the starboard niizzon rigging, with extended arms, stood Park Wilson with garments torn asunder1 and large drops of blood oozing from out his mangled back and trickling down his limbs to the deck, forming pools of clotted goro. This terrible reality was more than the strong nerves of tho noble Dell Lindon could bear and with an agonizing scream she rushed to her lover's sido and fell fainting at his feet. Had a thunderbolt fallen from heaven Park Wilson would not have been half as surprised as at this moment, for he had not even dream ed that his beloved Dull was on board tho Corsair. " Good heavens ! " he exclaimod, making a desperate effort to burst his fastenings, " what fancy is this ? Alas 1 and have I really gono mad ? 0, speak, my Dell, and tell mo if this be not a dream ! " " Ah, Park," cried Dell, recovering, " would to heaven it were n dream, but alas ! this is no fancy. Lon Shannon has us both prisoners, and his murderous arm is stretched ovef us in power.." " Unfasten these cruel bands with which my hands are pinioned, my noble girl, and with my single arm I will hurl the bloody pi- ratccrew to perdition ; aye, I will flay them alive and beat thoir bones into the very deck." Lon Shannon had stood like a demon view ing this thrilling scono, and over and anon his hoarse satanic laugh might have been heard abeve the frantic wail of the faithful lovers: but when he actuary beheld the snow white bands of Dell Lindon clutching the tarry rig ging, boldly attempting to release her lover, be seized her, and tearing her from the side of her lover, again bore her below and fastened her into the state room assigned for her. The inhuman pirate then returned to the deck and brutally ordered another dozen laid upon the already lacerated back of Park Willis son, as he observed, to teach him not te to so noisy in tho future when ladies were shown his presence. But we draw a veil over the barbarity of the pirate chieftain. The Black Thunderer had been a week at sea, and still Park Wilson remained in irons, and still Dell Lindon remained prisoner in her cabin. ' Daily, and we might say hourly, bid pirate chief pressed' ' alt upon our heroine, and upon every occasion be was repulsed with tho contempt he merited. " Mothinks," remarked the pirate, as he again strodo into the presence of his captive, ' that you do not rogard mo, of late, with that supreme contempt you affected for mo at first sight ; how is that, proud Dell, ha?" " I do not porcoive that my feelings of uttor abhorrence of you, vile man, are loss, for human language even now is inadequate to do justice to my loathings of such a barbarous reptile in form of man as you. Where," continued Doll, hor features assuming a very peculiar expression, " is Park Wilson f Have you dyed your foul hands with his pure and innocent blood ? or is he yet alive to your tyrannous treatment ?" " He is alive, I guess," retorted the pirate, contemptuously, "and if my mind serves me right, his lifo is balanced in your own little hands." " How so," remarked Dell, using a mild expression."Why, my little duck, nothing, more simple ; consent to become my bride and Park Wilson lives ; refuse, nnd hell itself will fall into utter insignificance, compared with your future life, for your lover will swing at tho yard arm, and dishpnor will be your inheritance. Now choose your future life for I am resolved to be trilled with no more." " Alas ! Lon Shannon, and have you read tome my terrible doom?" exclaimed Doll hopelessly. " Nothing terrible about it, sweet Doll, become my bride nnd all is well ; this beautiful ship shall be sent down to the debth of tho ocean ; the Black Thunder will no longer float, and Lon Shannon will forever cease to be a terror to honest commerce. What say thee, maiden ?" " Can we be united honorably in some foreign land ?" suggested Dell, as if her mind was fully made up. " Yes, yes, sweet girl," replied the pirate in ecstacies, "we can betake ourselves, my dear, to the garden of Italy, and there be united, and the remainder of my days shall be devoted to thee, and to the atonement of my sanguinary crimes. 0 think of it, my dear." plead tho pirato, " you have tho power in your hands to redeem a soul from tho regions of torment and but I won't speak a bad word in your presence, even though I do wish to express myself fully." "And by which means I shall make an innocent man wretched all his days." interrupted Dell Lindon, "but since it is my only chance, rather than behold Park Wilson murdered, I will make the sacrifice if you will grant my propositions." ' Namo them." "Well, first, if we ore to bo wed, let it be in a far off country, that my aged parents may never know that their daughter has become tho bride of a ruthless pirato." "Granted." " Second, you shall leavo me alono in my room for ten days or until we arrive where we aro to be united.'' " Granted." " Third, you shall go on deck and lower the best boat you havo in tho ship, and place therein plenty of good provisions, then release Park Wilson from his chains, lead him to the ship's sido and tell him to choose death at the yarp arm or life Upon the face of tho ocean in a frail boat." " By tho powers, maiden, you aro growing incarnate ; all you request shall be granted( granted cheerfully ; but I would not give a biscuit for the life of any man tnrned adrift in these latitudes under the best auspices, for we are off tho track of any vessells.and better than eleven hundred miles from land, but it shali,bo as you desire, sweet Dell, andto-morrow morning at sunrise your old lover shall be cut adrift!" A momentary palor had overspread Dell Liudon's features at this information, but sho quickly replied that pcrhap9 her lover might as well dio so as any other way. "Blast it," interrupted the piratt, "I'd just as leave hanghim for the charity o' the thing.'' "No, lethim bo turned nbrift as I tell you, and now if you would win my favor, go upon deck nnd have it done immediately." " What to-night ?" " Yes' exclaimed tho girl, " to-night two lovers can't live peaceably on board the same ship, particularly when thoir affection centres upon one person." " But the heavens denote a rough night." suggested the pirato. " Indoed," retorted Dell Lindon, " then I am to understand that Lon Shannon, the notorious Corsair of the Hudson, ceases to sport the courage of a young girl, forsooth, brave pirate, your chicken heart must bo at a cul. urinating ebbjust now, I had never contemplated marrying pirate, but I had always entertained a hope that I should not bo unfortunate enough to be united to a Chief with a squaw's heart," " Shiver my top lights, girlj yon must be built of curious timbers. By the powers of old Neptuno, I would not exchrnge what encouragement you have already shown me, for a score of the rarest prizes afloat," and Lon Shannon actually danced lor Joy. Concluded in our next.) 03r Men who make a profession of religion are watched with closer eyes than they imag ine. It is every word true, what a cortain preacher said in one of his sermons; "The world is very Veen sighted ; it looks through the excitement of your religious meet-ingquietly watches the zest of your scandal, scans your conscientiousness, and the question which tho world keeps puttinjr, pertina ciously is, Are theso men in earnest? Is it any marvel if Christian unreality is tne sub ject of scoff and bitter Irony? " No, it is not any marvol ; and professing Christians have only to blame themselves that it is as. ' Rkitiksiiino Episode im Political Liks. The Washington correspondent of the Now York Ezpress, as showing how the elements of the opposition to tho Lecomptun fraud fused into one compact mass, and thus strangled the monster at its birth, gives the following touch-iug incident. On Saturday last, while the discussion up, on the Kansas question was in progress, and whilo all parties in tho House were mora in-tcno upon arrangements of speakers, and while all wero in doubt as to what might be tho ultimate course of Mr. Giddings and hisconfer-ers, the Hon. Mr. Crittenden came into the Hall, and, near the door,' wag joined by the Hon. Mr. Marshall. But a moment was permitted them for communication, wrjen Mr. Giddings went forward, and taking Mr Crittenden warmly by the hand, with a recognition of Mr. Marsaall ft the same time, he said : " Who would have believed this of me that I should be found with you, following you? But while I havo spent a long life in fighting against enemies, and am ready still to fight them. I hare nover fought, and cannot now fight, against my friends. I rcmemper well tho occasion when, the ban of expulsion having been passed upon me in this House, I had taken my bat and was about leaving, I met you Mr. Crittenden, with Henry Clay at the door, and that you each gave me, in that moment of trial, the warm hand of synyathy and friendship. I do not forget. For the great end's sako, jtrange as it may seem to some, and censured as I may bo by many, in mcmoay of the past, I am with you, I go with you." A gush of tho warm tears of true patriotism here came forth from the three so united, and the iate of Lecompton in tho House was so sealed passed redemption. A Pretty Incident. A young Illinois girl purchased a small Testament for four dozen of eggs, at three cents per dozen. When her brother was about to start to Mexico, as a volunteer in tho war she put it into his vest pocket. There it remained in the same pocket and wrapped in the ssmo paper, until the battle of Buna Vista, when the wearer received a wound through tho Testament, the book breaking the force of tho bullet, which lodged in his breast and sent him to tho hospital. There ho read the book, embraced religion, and eventually became a missionary preacher. ' Thus wonderfully did the shilling Testament save a lifo and a soul. Senator Puon's Remains. The escentric Wm. M. Corry arrived at Washington a few days since. His old associate in the Ohio Legislature, Mark Parrot, met him with "Why, Mr. Corry, what tho brings you hero '" using, in his surprise, an expression slightly profane, but which he propably learned in tho corrupt society of Washington. Corry looked down from his magnificent height upon the little delogato from a Territory, and putting on the saddest expression of his lugubrious countenance, nnd looking out of the depths ot his sepulchral eyes, said solemnly, "I have como to take homo poor l'ugh's remains ! " Cincinnati Gazette. "HottBiiiLE. Wo learn that a most horrid butchery of a little colored child was enacted one day last week in Delaware, near the line of this Stato. It appears that tho old folks went from homo and left two small boys in the house, who, during their absence, took their little sister to the wood pile, laid her head up, on a log, and chopped it off with an axe. The younger brother afterwards chopped off one of her arms. On the return ofthe parents the mutilated parts of the body of the child wero found scattered about the yard. The reason for this inhuman act, given by the eldest boy., is, that his sister had dared him to do it, and " be wouldn't take a dare from anybody." Snow Hill Shield. . fjir Tho Lawrence Republican, of Kansas, ofthe 25th ult.,says : Pro-slavery Lecomptonites are looked upon with a high degree of resgect, Compared with those professed free State men, who for a little public pap, are desirous of our admission into the Union under tlib Lecompton constitution, To the latter the cognomen of" Lecomptcm Half Breeds " is now very appropriately applied. SunnESDEK of Billt BowLEos.The Madison (Fin.) Messenger has reliable information that Billy Bowlegs "has surrendered his sword, and is now at Tampa with his wholo party, awaiting tire consummation of arrangements now being made to be transferred to the West. It is said that the old gentleman was In a shocking ragged and dirty condition when he presented himself at Tampa." The New Yohk Police asd the Revival. The influenco of tho religious revival has even reached the hearts of the New York police, who are holding meetings for religious worship in the different churches of tho city. After the policeman are converted we may expect to hear of less crime and bloodshed in the metropolis. Sandusky Register. fr7- " Can you let me have twenty dollars this morning to purchase a bonnet, my dear?" said a wife to her husband one morning at breakfast. " By-and-by tvf love." "That's what you always say, my dear; but can I buy and buy without money ? " The husband banded over. (7- Wbon you hoar a young man speaking lightly of family attachments and ridiculing his own relations infer that he is a weak- minded youth, and will make a perverse and VDComfortable companion. QCf" With many women, going to church ia little better than looking into bonnet bTj ' sot NEtiKASKA CORRESrONDteXCE. OPKSINO Of SPBIHQ. . , , From the second day of this month, fair, mild, spring-like weather baa fairly "set jo upon us. We have every premonition of an early and favorable oponing of the vernal season. The river all winter has been navigable' at this point. Farmers are preparing to eo to plowing next week. During the first of this week, for near three days, we had large quan' titics of ice coming down the river from some where towards the North Pole. Men who have lived for years on the river, say tby never saw the like beir The Platte river also is rendering "old muddy," (or ancient Rily, as it is now more euphoneously eallei,) timely aid in this bard commodity for the Ice cellars of our southern neighbors. UIQSATIOX. The northern migration of wild fowl awl birds has now for the past two weeks been going on in good earnest. No one who has not lived oontiguoua to the Missouri river, could easily imagine the immense number of fowls that migrate along this way during the greater part of the spring. We noticed tbena last May, even as late as the latter part of that month, still flocking northward and feeding along the river ip untold multitudes; and area now tlietr numbers are almost incredible. These fowl consist in part of geese, Wantsi ducks, eagles, swans, pelicans, etc., etc. They . are on their way to northern lakes of Minnesota and British America. They returned from their summer hatchings last fall, in the latter part of October, and we saw swans and pelicans as late as November 20th. Some of them ascend to very high latitudes; the gew even to the southern shores of Greenland. ROADS CLIMATE. Our spring roads are unlike what they usu ally are in Ohio, end other parts east of us a this season. They dry first on the surface n that the outcoming frost does not affect us but little. We have dry weather and dry roads, dusty indeed, which makes it quite agreeable getting aronnd. We have rio damp1, foggy, misty weather as in Ohio. There has beet but fivo mornings of fog during tne past ten months and not one of these has occurred during the winter. One of these fogs waief only seven minutes duration, and the rest very short. pawnee warfare, ' Two weeks ago to-day, report, that fasa- ionable jade, said all about our quiet village' that the Pawnee Indians were to moot us in Pfattsmouth in battle array! Many were the hearts that trembled and were iu fear'.' None but the heroic and the brave- folt unmoved.' Preparations, however, were actively eulereu into for the Utrfeusive ana to repel any hostile demonstration that might be made) by the Pawnees. Musketry and pistols werei collected and put in order, and all had in rea- diuess for action; but (he day came and wenl without hostilities being commenced. ICE FIELDS. The citizens of our town have been much, interested for several days put in tho iuinuaurf masses of floating ice that are,mnr pSSoing.' down the river. There must have been a mighty move recently somewhere in higher' latitudes, in sending forth ' such masses' of "sleeping water" on its nay towards the mighty ocean. It commenced the second run night before last about midnight. It makes-a mighty cracking and crashing, aud has kept up almost a constant roar day and night ever since. It Would Seora that the very gates of the Rocky Mountains have been lifted up, and thenco untold quantities of ice are poured into theso more southern latitudes. LastapriDgaa theso fields of ice floated down the river past this placo, there set a pour disconsolate wolf, howling for tho inevitable fate that seemed to await him. He passed this point and was seen no more. BUCKEYE. Plattsmouth, N. T.. March 14, 1858. There is a good story of an eccentria lady, of Unfortunately aequintivo habits, to the effect that she was on one occasion, so af fected by a charity sermon, as to borrow sovereign from her neighbor, and put it ia her own pocket. (7" We cannot refrain from calling the attention of our readers to an advertisement in this duy's paper of tho " Hair restorative " of Pref. 0. J. Wood A Co., of St. Louis. It will be seen that he has numerous certificates iroin men of tho highest character, to tho merits of his Restorative. From positive knowledge we are also enabled to suy, that it is in every sense wbut it profcistes to be, and we do not hesitate to pronounce it the finest preparation for the head and hair which has so fur been dovifed by human ingenuity. We bave seem it arrest threatened baldness and restore to the bead its original profusion of natural and gloa-ny hair, and when lliu latter has beca preiua- lurely tinged with jrrny, we have seen it like magic, restore the colors of youth and health. The distinguished property of this, we might truly say miraculous " Restorative' is that it gives to the persons who use it, the same head of hair that they wore in youth, thus ac-tiug in strict compliance with the rulee of the first and greatest of all toilet makers Nature. No one who lias used it will hesitate1 to unite with us in this testimony to its pecu. liar merit. Covington (Ia.) People.s Friend Sold by all good druggists. ' - ToWSSIMDAcqt'lTTSDARD AoamAuist-D- The telegraph brings tho news that it iff no woDitur tho iiirv wpr iln.ihlfiil tlmii lencing a man to death under such peculiar circumstances. J j By telegraph dispatch jnst received, we learn that on the rendition of tbe verdict he was immediately arrested for tbe murder of Nell is at Cayuga. Cleveland UtraU, titk FoBTtricATtoss is Cue. We bave been informed from a reliable source, that for soma time past the Government of Spain has been quietly but effective! r engaged in improving ber defences on the Island of Cuba, probably in anticipation cf soma combined .effort to wrest the 'everfsitlifulisianj." frvwherpo ainrti

if" " M MOUNT VERNON, OHIO, TUESDAY MORNING, APR. 20, 1858. VOL IV. NO. 23. mm lira fftWnfff 1 '1Y.fi?ffifr III mMM i id inn it m II II A REVIVAL HYMN. The following hvmn was road at one of the New York revival meetings last week. The Tribune says it was written by a young mao who was insane on almost every snbjoct except religion, and on that he continued sane and rational until his death. ; WHAT'S THE NEWS ? Whene'er we meet you always say, What's the news ? What's the news 1 Tray that's the order of the day ? What's the news ? What's the news ? Oh, I have got good news to tell I My Saviour has dono all things well, And triumphed ovor death and hell That's the ne ws ! That's the news t The Lamb was slain on Cavalry That's the news I That's the news ! To set a world of sinners tree That's the news t That's the news I Twas there his precious blood was died, feut how he risen from the dead that's tne news J That's the news ! To heaven abovo the conqueror's gone That's the newS ! . That's the news ! He's passeel triumphant to the throne That's the news ! 1 hat's the news! And on that throne He will remain Until as judgo Ho comes again, Attonded by a dazzling train That's the news ! That's the news 1 His work's reviving all around That's the news ! That's the news 1 And many have redemption found That's the news ! -That's the news ! And sine their souls have caught the flams They shout hozannas-to His name, And all around they spread His fame That's tho news t That's the news 1 The Lord las pardoned all my sin, That's the news 1 That's the news 1 I feel th i witness now within That's the news 1 That's the news ! And since ho took my sins awy, And'taught ie how to watch and pray, I'm happy now from day today-r-That's the news 1 That's the news ! And Christ the Lord can save me now Thai's the news 1 That's the news ! Your sinTul hearts He can renew That's the news ! That's tho news ! This moment, if your sins you grieve, This moment, if you do believo, A full acquittal you'll icceive That's the-news 1 That's the news ! And then if any one should say That's the news ! That's the news ! Oh, tell them you've begun to pray !'-That's tho nows 1 That's tho news ! That you have joined the conquering band ; And now with joy at God's command, You're marching to the better land That's the news ! That's the news ! EELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE. COMMLED FOR THB 'WASHISaTOH VNIOH. The Great Aicafoning of religious excitement now sweeping in a flood-tide over this nation is justly styled one of tho most remarkable movements since the reformation. From o , y hamlet and village and town ; from the forests of Maine, tho crowded city ports, the roapufactiiring towns, the new cities of the West; from villages ofthe South-wost, and even from the mines and moun-tiins of California, we have Constant reports of the profound religious feeling and interest of the people on this great subject. Travellers relate that on car3 and steamboats, in banks and markets, everywhere through the interior, this matter is an absorbing topic- Churches are crowded; bank directors' rooms bocome oratories ; school-houses rt turned into chapels; converts are numbered by thu scores of thousands, embracing all classes and conditions. Whatever may be the essential character of such a movement, it now demands, from tho extent and depth of its workings throughout the nation, a respectful treatment. The truth is, that in the various ab sorbing employments of such a life as prevails in this country, we forget what a wan really is. Wo see people sunk in business, or lost in the plots of politics, or enjoying society here and there and they seem utterlymatter-of-fact and worldly, and given op to having good time while they live, and very much forgetful of everything else. So our wholo nation appears to be foreignjtravelers. Vet it is not so at all. Th dry, sharp man 1iO meets you on change, or talks politics so .eagerty in the morning car, is very possibly fighting within .himself a struggle to which U the etitifcs of business and politics are child's play. We do mot know men each man sometime -becomes aware what it is to live. The tremondovs problems of existence sin, charity, salvation grow Ihen and press fearfully upon him, and drive out for a period .every other interest. It is almost impressive to think that over this great land tens and fifties of thousands of won and . women arc putting to themselves at this time in a simple serious way the greatest question that ever' came bofore the human mind. "What shall, we do to be saved from sin?" Calamities "have come Upon tho people and taught how unreliable more good material must be; that may be one occasional causa of thin general foelingl but the secret cause is individual ; it Is In the stirring of tho individual consciousness in men and women, however awakened, which reveals to them their weakness in the prose nee of the strong trials and at the armed temptations of life. ' - Religion Meetings are held everywhere, ia the theaters, in 4he churches, in the counting bouses, in the forests of the far West, as is ike lecture rooms of the eutera cities, and all are well attended. No doubt tho number of hopetul conversions might be reckoned by thousands, including many who havo hitherto been regarded as hopelessly abandoned. The names of a few, such as have hitherto been most notorious in tho annals of the "stage " or " ring," of necessity obtain Bomo prominence; but, as a general thing, the work proceeds quietly, and tho result will never bo fully divulged before the day of final account. This religious movement is characterized by features which give it the impress of a Divine origin, and to ascribe it to human agency is little short of blasphemy. On many former occasions, great clerical demonstrations have been made and all the exertions put forth which aro usually resorted to for tho purpose of awakening publio attention, but with as little effect as when the false prophets cried all day long, " Baal, hear us." Now, none are more astonished than tho clergy themselves when the fire is seen to descend and consumo the sacrifice. The Largest Assemblage meets daily at Jayncs's Hall, Philadelphia, where three thousand souls at once, one week day after another, at its busiest hour, bow together before God in prayer for the revival of his work. Ministers and people, men and women, of all denominations, or none all are welcome all gathor. There is no noiso or confusion. A layman conducts the meeting. Any suitable person may pray, or speak to the audience for five minutes only. If ho do not bring his prayer it remarks to a close in that time, a bell is touched and ho gives way. One or two vorses of the uiost spiritual hymns go up "like the sound of many waters," request for prayer for individuals are sometimes read, one layman or minister succeeds another, in perfect order sod quiet, and after a space which seems a few minutes, so strange, so absorbing so interesting is the scene, the leader announces that it is one o'clock, and, punctual to the moment, a minister pronounces tM benediction, and tho immense audience, slowly, quietly, in perfect order, pass from tho hall, some ministers remaining to converse, in a small room off tho platform, with any who may desire private conversation or instruction. No man there, no man, perhaps, living or dead. has ever seen anything liko it. On the day of Pentecost, Peter preached, Luther preached, and Livingston, Wesley and Whitfield, and the men of fire of the great Western Rovivs. of 1801. Great spiritual movements have been usually identified with somo eloquent voice. But no name, except tho name that is above oj-ery namo, is identified with this meeting. The movement was not even clerical. In New York tho meetings are divided in different churches; and at the principal place of assemblage thro are three meetings at once. All attempts to chango the form of the assemblage at Jayne's Hall are silently disapproved. There are not a few who say the meet, ing is too large ; that we cannot hear with perfect distinctness ; tW there might be less ccnfhswn. But the people gather together like a mighty spring flood, and our judgment is that they had better not be disturbed. As long as three thousand souls wish to meet and look into each other's faces and pray to God, lot them meet. Tho spirit who has brought them together is not a spirit of confusion. The Secular Tress has proved a powerful auxiliary to tho spread of this revival, and every paper on our extensive list of " exchanges " has something to say in its favor. Col umn after column is devoted to the record of religious experiences, and rovival intelligence is made as much " a feature " OS financial or political news. This is quite unprecedented, and shows the extended usefulness of the press of late years. Certainly never was religious propagandism so thoroughly carried out. Printed hymns, tracts, placards, everywhere roniind tho inattentive of their duties. Girls and young mon visit families by tho block, giving them tracts, urging them to re-pont, offering them free seats in tho neighboring church, and taking an inventory or spir itual census of the number and condition of tho households. Altogether the rovival may bo pronounced the most striking phenomenon of tho day. Cahs LiaiiTED nr Gas. A locomotive and six cars go out nightly over the New Jersey Rrilread to Philadelphia, lighted by gas, and the difference between the gas-lighted and tho candle-lighted gives to the former the appearance of an iliuminatod train shooting off through Jersey on some gala occasion. The gas is forced by a pump at the depot through small iron pipes into a strong vvrought-iron and brimed cylfndor, which is fixed bonoath each car and thence conveyed through a patent regulator to the interior. Tho supply in tlw cylinder is enough to feed two burners for fifteen hours, whilo the time c-f making tho trip to Philadelphia is four hours. By the action of the regulator, the force on the bnrncrs is so equalized that the flame does not yary from the moment of lighting until all the gas is consumed. The Company is arranging in its new depot a gas generator by which to manufacture its own gas.' Tbocost of the gasceosuuicd on a single is ten cents ; of spetm candles, which they have heretofore used, the cost was fifty-two cents. The time for filling the sis-cars is less than two minutes. Ikwah Massacub. We learn from Capt. Stephens, of the schooner Mary, which arrived last evening Irom Buatan Island, that on the 4th inst the city of Baccalar was surprised by Indians during the night, that about 150 of the inhabitants were made prisoners, and were held foa the purpose of extorting ransom J and this not being forthcoming, they massacred the whole number men, women and children 1 H. 0. Picayune, March 23d. Qirlf tales were.sjot listened to, there would he no tale bearers. Wrltton fur tho Evening Expositor. LON SHANNON. THE CORSAIR OB' THE HUDSON, o n DELL LINDON; THE TEN PIRATE SHOT. A TIIltlLLING TALE. OF OCEAN ADVENTURE. or w. i. haiit, Esq. AUTHOR OF "THE MHKTINO," " BBS VAIL," " Tun SAiLon uoy," ' whale fisiieuv," etc., Ambitious love or guinful trado, ' Still led them on tlioir war ; Kot to for mo my loul irui mado To look another atay. ' " 0 ho comes not ! my heart misgives me ; it is long past the hour his noble schooner was to round tho point; would to heaven I know he was safe." Thus murmured a beautiful girl just verg. ing upon sweet seventeen, as she stood upon the banks of tho Hudson, gnziffg seaward. Tho time of which we speak was more than forty years ago, when vast armies met and. convulsed the whole earth amid the dreadful roar of artillery ; when boundless plains were drenched with the blood of tho people ; when the conqueror rode grim and bloody over the bodies of the slain. When Napoleon Bonaparte sported with crowns and sceptres, as the baubles of a child, and rodo to power over the ruins of brilliant thrones, his very presence causing his enemy to melt away before him like ice before tho noonday sun. We repeat, that when those things were transpiring, and tho attention of tho world was riveted upon them, Lon Shannon, the notorious pirate chief, was perpetrating some of the most dark, atrocious, and sanguinary high sea piracies ever recorded in tho annals of buccaneer lifo. And so close did the Black Thunderer hover along our coast, that for eighteen months every richly laden craft that put to sea from the mouth of the Hudson, waj inevitably doomed to (all into the clutches of Lon Shannon. " Alas ! " again broke forth the beautiful Dell Lindon ? " Alas 1 and why is Park detained ? Something whispers to mo a sad fato has befallen him; perhaps his schooner has fallen into the hands of tho pirate, Shin non, that merciless and inhuman sea robber. 0, heaven ! forbid that such should be the case," cried tho noble girl aloud. "Ah," she continued, " how wretched should I be, did I know that my affianced husband wore in the halids of that terrible inati, whose soul is dyed with such deeds of dark revolting crime." Long did our fair heroine pace Up and down that river bank, now down to tho wat er's edge, and anon upon somo hugo rock, ga. zing down into the yawning chasm upon the sparkling waters at her feet, her mind wan dering back to the days when first she mot her gallant lover, whose homo was on the stormy sea. Again hor feelings burst forth in words " 0, Park, why is not thy schooner moored in its accustomed cavo ? and why dos't thou not como to ramblo witll me o'er these frowning rocks and hoary mountains, as of yore ? these wi!d stupendous scenes of nature afford noplcasuro for me when thou are absent 1 " Thus did the sweet Dell Lindori ramble along, talking to herself, until she had wan-far, far from her fathers mansion, and as she Was about retracing her steps, a rough hand was laid upon her shoulder. Dell turned Upon her intruder, and beheld a visage, scarred and weather-beaten. "Unhand me, villain!" exclaimed the girl. "Not so fast, my pretty craft. I have stood here some time and heard you pour forth broadsides of polite curses upon the head of Lon Shannon ; however, I shall be willing to overlook such trifles, upon certain conditions. In a word, my dear, you may consider yourself addressing that most despicable wretch, Lon Shannon, your humble servant ; " and the pirate, for it was none other, bowed with the greatest sang froid, Dell Lindon was completely staggered fora moment, but mastering her courage, she cried " Leave me, then, murderer and villain ! your very presence pollutes tho air about you. Leave me, fiend!" continued the indignant girl drawing from her bosom a gleaming dagger, or I may bo tempted to sheath this blade in your vilo heart !" " Avast, there 1 " exclaimed Lon Shannon, jumping aside, " my little duck, would you let that toothpick into my heart ? surely, my dear little angel, I did not eftpect such a reception from you ; I come to tako you off riding on the pretty sea." And continued the pirate sneeringly, " in order that you could have no objection to a trip with mo, I captured your lubber lover, Tark Wilson, and sent his schooner down to Davy Jones' locker, and now, my love, what do you say to a sail with mo, and after a while to become my wifo, ha, ha, ha." Poor Dell was actually horror struck at the pirate's words, but tho heart that beat within Dell Lindon's breast was not a chicken's heart; but like the heroic Nightingale of the pestilential hospitals of the Crimea, she was organized expressly to withstand danger in all its vicissitudes; and grasping tightly the hilt of her dagger she advanced toward the pirate and exclaimed - "Inhuman wretch I do yea indeed speak the truth, and is my worst fears confirmed ? and would y !' Dell bad not time to finish tba sentence -ere she was seized from tho rear, gagged, and hurried swiftly away toward the river. , Six hours after, a boat manned by six saal-rsrt oarsman, night late been seen silently moving down tho Hudson, under cover of night. t Lon Shannon sat in the stern sheets, and his side sat Dell Lindon, with her mouth propped open to its extremities with tho horrid gag- Just as the streaks of dawn were appearing in the oast, tho boat in question, was bore alongside the BlackJThunderor. A tfial'f which hod been riggod for the occasion, was placed over the ship's side, and lowered to the water's edge. In this our heroine was placed, after first being blindfolded, and in a moment she was hoisted upon the dock of tho Corsair, and hurried below into main cabin. Dell Lindon was consigned to a beautifully furnished stato room, and tho gag removed from her teeth. Our heroine knew by the motion of the ship thai they wero making an open sea'. In fact, she heard the orders passed to cast the anchor and get the ship under weigh. , ' As soon as tho pirate chief bad issued his orders upon deck, he bent his steps toward Dell Lindon's state room. We have before stated that this heroic girl was unlike most of her sex. She did not faintjor swoon ; on the contrary, she retained a rigid coolness far beyond ber years : and when she heard tho pirate rap upon the door of her appartment, ihe drew herself up in proud contempt and bado him enter. Lon Shannon opened tho door and was about to approach his prisoner, but sho sprung from his touch as though a venemous reptile wero about to spring upon her. " Beware monster ! " exclaimed the girl. " approach me not, lest I cleave thy felon head from thy shoulders." Tho Pirato only replied by a mocking laugh and was about to place his arm around ber waist. "Back villain," cried Dell, producing a huge cut'ass from the folds of her dress. " Should you drive mo to commit a sin, that sin may full upon your own head, and ro-momber I part with my honor only with my life. Go forth if you would over wish to win my esteem, and rend tho chains from the limbs of my affianced husband." "Well, my fiery beauty, how know you that your affianced husband, as you call him, is on board the ship at all, much more in irons ha?" " Because, thrice have I heard a groan that came from Park Wilson's lips." " And where did you get that cutlass ? " " No matter, I have it;" ",When to-morrow's sun has risen, you can behold your chicken hearted lover, till then adiou." And thus saying, Lon Shannon turned and mado his way on deck. . Sleep, was out of the question, and our fair heroine walked and sat, and sat and walked all that live long night, pondering over tho events of tho last eight and forty hours. At last the morning dawned. A hasty knock upon the door of Dell's apartment aroused her once more to a full consciousness of her situation. " Open, fair lady, thydoor this fine morning if you would exchange signals with thy gallant lover ; so you will observe, my little ty, that a pirate is sometimes poetical, as wolj as a pretty maid ; but get yourself under weigh and I will escort you on deck to see your old lover." When Dell Lindon reached the deck sho was constrained to behold a sight that caused the very blood to curdlo in her veins. Lashed to the starboard niizzon rigging, with extended arms, stood Park Wilson with garments torn asunder1 and large drops of blood oozing from out his mangled back and trickling down his limbs to the deck, forming pools of clotted goro. This terrible reality was more than the strong nerves of tho noble Dell Lindon could bear and with an agonizing scream she rushed to her lover's sido and fell fainting at his feet. Had a thunderbolt fallen from heaven Park Wilson would not have been half as surprised as at this moment, for he had not even dream ed that his beloved Dull was on board tho Corsair. " Good heavens ! " he exclaimod, making a desperate effort to burst his fastenings, " what fancy is this ? Alas 1 and have I really gono mad ? 0, speak, my Dell, and tell mo if this be not a dream ! " " Ah, Park," cried Dell, recovering, " would to heaven it were n dream, but alas ! this is no fancy. Lon Shannon has us both prisoners, and his murderous arm is stretched ovef us in power.." " Unfasten these cruel bands with which my hands are pinioned, my noble girl, and with my single arm I will hurl the bloody pi- ratccrew to perdition ; aye, I will flay them alive and beat thoir bones into the very deck." Lon Shannon had stood like a demon view ing this thrilling scono, and over and anon his hoarse satanic laugh might have been heard abeve the frantic wail of the faithful lovers: but when he actuary beheld the snow white bands of Dell Lindon clutching the tarry rig ging, boldly attempting to release her lover, be seized her, and tearing her from the side of her lover, again bore her below and fastened her into the state room assigned for her. The inhuman pirate then returned to the deck and brutally ordered another dozen laid upon the already lacerated back of Park Willis son, as he observed, to teach him not te to so noisy in tho future when ladies were shown his presence. But we draw a veil over the barbarity of the pirate chieftain. The Black Thunderer had been a week at sea, and still Park Wilson remained in irons, and still Dell Lindon remained prisoner in her cabin. ' Daily, and we might say hourly, bid pirate chief pressed' ' alt upon our heroine, and upon every occasion be was repulsed with tho contempt he merited. " Mothinks," remarked the pirate, as he again strodo into the presence of his captive, ' that you do not rogard mo, of late, with that supreme contempt you affected for mo at first sight ; how is that, proud Dell, ha?" " I do not porcoive that my feelings of uttor abhorrence of you, vile man, are loss, for human language even now is inadequate to do justice to my loathings of such a barbarous reptile in form of man as you. Where," continued Doll, hor features assuming a very peculiar expression, " is Park Wilson f Have you dyed your foul hands with his pure and innocent blood ? or is he yet alive to your tyrannous treatment ?" " He is alive, I guess," retorted the pirate, contemptuously, "and if my mind serves me right, his lifo is balanced in your own little hands." " How so," remarked Dell, using a mild expression."Why, my little duck, nothing, more simple ; consent to become my bride and Park Wilson lives ; refuse, nnd hell itself will fall into utter insignificance, compared with your future life, for your lover will swing at tho yard arm, and dishpnor will be your inheritance. Now choose your future life for I am resolved to be trilled with no more." " Alas ! Lon Shannon, and have you read tome my terrible doom?" exclaimed Doll hopelessly. " Nothing terrible about it, sweet Doll, become my bride nnd all is well ; this beautiful ship shall be sent down to the debth of tho ocean ; the Black Thunder will no longer float, and Lon Shannon will forever cease to be a terror to honest commerce. What say thee, maiden ?" " Can we be united honorably in some foreign land ?" suggested Dell, as if her mind was fully made up. " Yes, yes, sweet girl," replied the pirate in ecstacies, "we can betake ourselves, my dear, to the garden of Italy, and there be united, and the remainder of my days shall be devoted to thee, and to the atonement of my sanguinary crimes. 0 think of it, my dear." plead tho pirato, " you have tho power in your hands to redeem a soul from tho regions of torment and but I won't speak a bad word in your presence, even though I do wish to express myself fully." "And by which means I shall make an innocent man wretched all his days." interrupted Dell Lindon, "but since it is my only chance, rather than behold Park Wilson murdered, I will make the sacrifice if you will grant my propositions." ' Namo them." "Well, first, if we ore to bo wed, let it be in a far off country, that my aged parents may never know that their daughter has become tho bride of a ruthless pirato." "Granted." " Second, you shall leavo me alono in my room for ten days or until we arrive where we aro to be united.'' " Granted." " Third, you shall go on deck and lower the best boat you havo in tho ship, and place therein plenty of good provisions, then release Park Wilson from his chains, lead him to the ship's sido and tell him to choose death at the yarp arm or life Upon the face of tho ocean in a frail boat." " By tho powers, maiden, you aro growing incarnate ; all you request shall be granted( granted cheerfully ; but I would not give a biscuit for the life of any man tnrned adrift in these latitudes under the best auspices, for we are off tho track of any vessells.and better than eleven hundred miles from land, but it shali,bo as you desire, sweet Dell, andto-morrow morning at sunrise your old lover shall be cut adrift!" A momentary palor had overspread Dell Liudon's features at this information, but sho quickly replied that pcrhap9 her lover might as well dio so as any other way. "Blast it," interrupted the piratt, "I'd just as leave hanghim for the charity o' the thing.'' "No, lethim bo turned nbrift as I tell you, and now if you would win my favor, go upon deck nnd have it done immediately." " What to-night ?" " Yes' exclaimed tho girl, " to-night two lovers can't live peaceably on board the same ship, particularly when thoir affection centres upon one person." " But the heavens denote a rough night." suggested the pirato. " Indoed," retorted Dell Lindon, " then I am to understand that Lon Shannon, the notorious Corsair of the Hudson, ceases to sport the courage of a young girl, forsooth, brave pirate, your chicken heart must bo at a cul. urinating ebbjust now, I had never contemplated marrying pirate, but I had always entertained a hope that I should not bo unfortunate enough to be united to a Chief with a squaw's heart," " Shiver my top lights, girlj yon must be built of curious timbers. By the powers of old Neptuno, I would not exchrnge what encouragement you have already shown me, for a score of the rarest prizes afloat," and Lon Shannon actually danced lor Joy. Concluded in our next.) 03r Men who make a profession of religion are watched with closer eyes than they imag ine. It is every word true, what a cortain preacher said in one of his sermons; "The world is very Veen sighted ; it looks through the excitement of your religious meet-ingquietly watches the zest of your scandal, scans your conscientiousness, and the question which tho world keeps puttinjr, pertina ciously is, Are theso men in earnest? Is it any marvel if Christian unreality is tne sub ject of scoff and bitter Irony? " No, it is not any marvol ; and professing Christians have only to blame themselves that it is as. ' Rkitiksiiino Episode im Political Liks. The Washington correspondent of the Now York Ezpress, as showing how the elements of the opposition to tho Lecomptun fraud fused into one compact mass, and thus strangled the monster at its birth, gives the following touch-iug incident. On Saturday last, while the discussion up, on the Kansas question was in progress, and whilo all parties in tho House were mora in-tcno upon arrangements of speakers, and while all wero in doubt as to what might be tho ultimate course of Mr. Giddings and hisconfer-ers, the Hon. Mr. Crittenden came into the Hall, and, near the door,' wag joined by the Hon. Mr. Marshall. But a moment was permitted them for communication, wrjen Mr. Giddings went forward, and taking Mr Crittenden warmly by the hand, with a recognition of Mr. Marsaall ft the same time, he said : " Who would have believed this of me that I should be found with you, following you? But while I havo spent a long life in fighting against enemies, and am ready still to fight them. I hare nover fought, and cannot now fight, against my friends. I rcmemper well tho occasion when, the ban of expulsion having been passed upon me in this House, I had taken my bat and was about leaving, I met you Mr. Crittenden, with Henry Clay at the door, and that you each gave me, in that moment of trial, the warm hand of synyathy and friendship. I do not forget. For the great end's sako, jtrange as it may seem to some, and censured as I may bo by many, in mcmoay of the past, I am with you, I go with you." A gush of tho warm tears of true patriotism here came forth from the three so united, and the iate of Lecompton in tho House was so sealed passed redemption. A Pretty Incident. A young Illinois girl purchased a small Testament for four dozen of eggs, at three cents per dozen. When her brother was about to start to Mexico, as a volunteer in tho war she put it into his vest pocket. There it remained in the same pocket and wrapped in the ssmo paper, until the battle of Buna Vista, when the wearer received a wound through tho Testament, the book breaking the force of tho bullet, which lodged in his breast and sent him to tho hospital. There ho read the book, embraced religion, and eventually became a missionary preacher. ' Thus wonderfully did the shilling Testament save a lifo and a soul. Senator Puon's Remains. The escentric Wm. M. Corry arrived at Washington a few days since. His old associate in the Ohio Legislature, Mark Parrot, met him with "Why, Mr. Corry, what tho brings you hero '" using, in his surprise, an expression slightly profane, but which he propably learned in tho corrupt society of Washington. Corry looked down from his magnificent height upon the little delogato from a Territory, and putting on the saddest expression of his lugubrious countenance, nnd looking out of the depths ot his sepulchral eyes, said solemnly, "I have como to take homo poor l'ugh's remains ! " Cincinnati Gazette. "HottBiiiLE. Wo learn that a most horrid butchery of a little colored child was enacted one day last week in Delaware, near the line of this Stato. It appears that tho old folks went from homo and left two small boys in the house, who, during their absence, took their little sister to the wood pile, laid her head up, on a log, and chopped it off with an axe. The younger brother afterwards chopped off one of her arms. On the return ofthe parents the mutilated parts of the body of the child wero found scattered about the yard. The reason for this inhuman act, given by the eldest boy., is, that his sister had dared him to do it, and " be wouldn't take a dare from anybody." Snow Hill Shield. . fjir Tho Lawrence Republican, of Kansas, ofthe 25th ult.,says : Pro-slavery Lecomptonites are looked upon with a high degree of resgect, Compared with those professed free State men, who for a little public pap, are desirous of our admission into the Union under tlib Lecompton constitution, To the latter the cognomen of" Lecomptcm Half Breeds " is now very appropriately applied. SunnESDEK of Billt BowLEos.The Madison (Fin.) Messenger has reliable information that Billy Bowlegs "has surrendered his sword, and is now at Tampa with his wholo party, awaiting tire consummation of arrangements now being made to be transferred to the West. It is said that the old gentleman was In a shocking ragged and dirty condition when he presented himself at Tampa." The New Yohk Police asd the Revival. The influenco of tho religious revival has even reached the hearts of the New York police, who are holding meetings for religious worship in the different churches of tho city. After the policeman are converted we may expect to hear of less crime and bloodshed in the metropolis. Sandusky Register. fr7- " Can you let me have twenty dollars this morning to purchase a bonnet, my dear?" said a wife to her husband one morning at breakfast. " By-and-by tvf love." "That's what you always say, my dear; but can I buy and buy without money ? " The husband banded over. (7- Wbon you hoar a young man speaking lightly of family attachments and ridiculing his own relations infer that he is a weak- minded youth, and will make a perverse and VDComfortable companion. QCf" With many women, going to church ia little better than looking into bonnet bTj ' sot NEtiKASKA CORRESrONDteXCE. OPKSINO Of SPBIHQ. . , , From the second day of this month, fair, mild, spring-like weather baa fairly "set jo upon us. We have every premonition of an early and favorable oponing of the vernal season. The river all winter has been navigable' at this point. Farmers are preparing to eo to plowing next week. During the first of this week, for near three days, we had large quan' titics of ice coming down the river from some where towards the North Pole. Men who have lived for years on the river, say tby never saw the like beir The Platte river also is rendering "old muddy," (or ancient Rily, as it is now more euphoneously eallei,) timely aid in this bard commodity for the Ice cellars of our southern neighbors. UIQSATIOX. The northern migration of wild fowl awl birds has now for the past two weeks been going on in good earnest. No one who has not lived oontiguoua to the Missouri river, could easily imagine the immense number of fowls that migrate along this way during the greater part of the spring. We noticed tbena last May, even as late as the latter part of that month, still flocking northward and feeding along the river ip untold multitudes; and area now tlietr numbers are almost incredible. These fowl consist in part of geese, Wantsi ducks, eagles, swans, pelicans, etc., etc. They . are on their way to northern lakes of Minnesota and British America. They returned from their summer hatchings last fall, in the latter part of October, and we saw swans and pelicans as late as November 20th. Some of them ascend to very high latitudes; the gew even to the southern shores of Greenland. ROADS CLIMATE. Our spring roads are unlike what they usu ally are in Ohio, end other parts east of us a this season. They dry first on the surface n that the outcoming frost does not affect us but little. We have dry weather and dry roads, dusty indeed, which makes it quite agreeable getting aronnd. We have rio damp1, foggy, misty weather as in Ohio. There has beet but fivo mornings of fog during tne past ten months and not one of these has occurred during the winter. One of these fogs waief only seven minutes duration, and the rest very short. pawnee warfare, ' Two weeks ago to-day, report, that fasa- ionable jade, said all about our quiet village' that the Pawnee Indians were to moot us in Pfattsmouth in battle array! Many were the hearts that trembled and were iu fear'.' None but the heroic and the brave- folt unmoved.' Preparations, however, were actively eulereu into for the Utrfeusive ana to repel any hostile demonstration that might be made) by the Pawnees. Musketry and pistols werei collected and put in order, and all had in rea- diuess for action; but (he day came and wenl without hostilities being commenced. ICE FIELDS. The citizens of our town have been much, interested for several days put in tho iuinuaurf masses of floating ice that are,mnr pSSoing.' down the river. There must have been a mighty move recently somewhere in higher' latitudes, in sending forth ' such masses' of "sleeping water" on its nay towards the mighty ocean. It commenced the second run night before last about midnight. It makes-a mighty cracking and crashing, aud has kept up almost a constant roar day and night ever since. It Would Seora that the very gates of the Rocky Mountains have been lifted up, and thenco untold quantities of ice are poured into theso more southern latitudes. LastapriDgaa theso fields of ice floated down the river past this placo, there set a pour disconsolate wolf, howling for tho inevitable fate that seemed to await him. He passed this point and was seen no more. BUCKEYE. Plattsmouth, N. T.. March 14, 1858. There is a good story of an eccentria lady, of Unfortunately aequintivo habits, to the effect that she was on one occasion, so af fected by a charity sermon, as to borrow sovereign from her neighbor, and put it ia her own pocket. (7" We cannot refrain from calling the attention of our readers to an advertisement in this duy's paper of tho " Hair restorative " of Pref. 0. J. Wood A Co., of St. Louis. It will be seen that he has numerous certificates iroin men of tho highest character, to tho merits of his Restorative. From positive knowledge we are also enabled to suy, that it is in every sense wbut it profcistes to be, and we do not hesitate to pronounce it the finest preparation for the head and hair which has so fur been dovifed by human ingenuity. We bave seem it arrest threatened baldness and restore to the bead its original profusion of natural and gloa-ny hair, and when lliu latter has beca preiua- lurely tinged with jrrny, we have seen it like magic, restore the colors of youth and health. The distinguished property of this, we might truly say miraculous " Restorative' is that it gives to the persons who use it, the same head of hair that they wore in youth, thus ac-tiug in strict compliance with the rulee of the first and greatest of all toilet makers Nature. No one who lias used it will hesitate1 to unite with us in this testimony to its pecu. liar merit. Covington (Ia.) People.s Friend Sold by all good druggists. ' - ToWSSIMDAcqt'lTTSDARD AoamAuist-D- The telegraph brings tho news that it iff no woDitur tho iiirv wpr iln.ihlfiil tlmii lencing a man to death under such peculiar circumstances. J j By telegraph dispatch jnst received, we learn that on the rendition of tbe verdict he was immediately arrested for tbe murder of Nell is at Cayuga. Cleveland UtraU, titk FoBTtricATtoss is Cue. We bave been informed from a reliable source, that for soma time past the Government of Spain has been quietly but effective! r engaged in improving ber defences on the Island of Cuba, probably in anticipation cf soma combined .effort to wrest the 'everfsitlifulisianj." frvwherpo ainrti